41.   Shares in both companies fell in declining markets.

42.   Such a move would shore up its declining market share, he said.

43.   Such mergers appear almost inevitable as companies struggle to survive in a sharply declining market for military procurement.

44.   That might make shorter-dated issues, which typically lose less value in a declining market, more attractive than long-dated bonds, investors said.

45.   The company will introduce a range of high-end digital mobile phones shortly, helping it to battle declining market share ahead of the Christmas shopping season, analysts said.

46.   The company plans to split into two companies to bolster its declining market share and minimize the effect of potential losses on natural gas contracts.

47.   The declining market had hurt recent initial public offerings, either by way of under-subscriptions or IPO shares falling below their offer price, or both.

48.   The company was saddled with high costs and declining market share in its core long-distance telephone business.

49.   The confidence was balanced, however, by selling that followed declining markets across Europe.

50.   The declining market share reflects the inroads of Honda and Toyota in the minivan market that Chrysler once dominated.